• This unique course has been initiated at IBB in the academic year 2003-2004. It is a five years Masters’ level course for which the students who have completed their 10+2 level education in Science are eligible.

Salient Features of the Course

• IBB conducts the integrated postgraduate course leading to the degree of “M. Sc. Biotechnology” at the end of five Years or “M. Tech. Biotechnology” at the end of Six Years.

• It is an unique course and the only of its kind, which provides a Masters’ level degree through a rigorous, integrated training of five/six years after the 10+2 level education.

• The experts in various relevant fields have designed the curriculum of the course meticulously and it is updated regularly. Biotechnology is a highly multidisciplinary area of Science. The main objective of the curriculum design is to provide balanced and comprehensive knowledge of the basic as well as applied sciences related to Biotechnology that would enhance the basic aptitude of each student and prepare them to take up the challenges in the varied and multi-faceted applications of Biotechnology.

• The credit system pattern has been implemented for the course. The guidelines for credit system as approved by the University of Pune are followed.

• The semester system is followed in the course where the students take about 25 credits per semester. Completion of 250 credits in the form of various papers, project and training in industry / academic institutions make the students eligible for the M. Sc. degree.

• The students are offered the option to continue for 6th year, which would make them eligible for M. Tech (Biotechnology) degree. The curriculum for this year would include significant industry / research project component in addition to related courses.

• A total of 30 students are inducted per batch every year.

• The teaching program of the course is conducted on the campus of the University of Pune.

• The assessment of the students is done by both, continuous assessment during the semester and Semester End Examination for each paper. Each component has an equal weightage in the final grade (50% each). The paper setting, conduct of examination and assessments are carried out at IBB.

• In the five years of teaching, both classroom and extensive laboratory training in various aspects of Biotechnology and related areas such as Basic Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Physics, Biochemistry, Organic chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Immunology, Instrumentation etc. is imparted. In the final year of the program direct interactions with relevant industries through research projects / training constitute a major component.